My name is Morin Taodrous and I am a Junior student majoring in Architecture and minoring in Sustainable Design at the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. My love for Architecture stems from its power in addressing societal and environemntal issues. Throughout my studies, I have been fortunate enough to learn about complex design outlooks, the history of architecture of different countries and cultures, and its role in shaping our built environment.
I am really interested in sustainable design, affordable housing, and sensory design. Outside the classroom, I actively immerse myself in Architecture related actvities with the American Institue of Architceture Students club (AIAS) and Habitat for Humanity.
This portfolio is a reflection of my passion for design as a dedicated aspiring architect, portrayed through a selection of academic and personal work.
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The Cube
Arch 11A - Fall 2023
Lecturer: David Orkand
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Berkeley Housing
Arch 11B - Spring 2024
Lecturer: Rudabeh Pakravan
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Snack Shack
Arch 100A - Fall 2024
Lecturers: Andrew Atwood and Matthew J Conway
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Campus Buildings
Arch 100A - Fall 2024
Lecturers: Andrew Atwood and Matthew J Conway
I THE CUBE:
Hand-drafted multiple small cubes. Cuts and voids were taken out of the cube to create different new forms.
Built 8 cubes out of Bristol paper and put them together to create a new bigger cube. Built physical model and hand-drafted oblique drawing of the new form.
Stairs, columns, and extra voids were instroduced to the cube to create a more complex form.
The voids made more public and private spaces in the massing, all connected with stairs to keep a constant flow all around the cube and a sense of continuity. The columns were used for structural support and the colors were used to accentuate the circulation around the massing, creating a circle from plan view.
2 Oblique drawings:
2 Elevation drawings:
2 Plan drawings:
II BERKELEY HOUSING:
Redesigned two motelstyle residential buildings (1403 and 1405 Carleton St, Berkeley, CA) The two buildings originally lack windows and natural light and air ventilation. Started out by visiting the site and studying the surrounding. I then took measurements of the buildings and made site plan drawings with my new massing to scale.
First iteration showing the basic form of the new massing
Second iteration became more complex, included more windows and hallways for air and light
III SNACK SHACK:
Designed a snack shack at the Hearst Tennis Court (2651 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA).
The snack shack, placed on top of the tennis court and going under it in the parking lot, offers seating, food, and restrooms . I chose to put the shack on the North-East to connect the tennis court to the Hearst North Field.
experimented with wooden supports on the roof and the inside
IVCAMPUS BUILDINGS:
Designed 2 campus buildings on the faculty glade (4.0 Hill). Modeled topography and designed buidlings on a slope.
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Buildings featured big glass facades facing the hill, curvy organic, and double height spaces.
Exterior Renderings:
Interior Renderings:
Made multiple Grasshopper scripts to model organic curvy stairs and the slabs and columns following an accurate grid
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V AWARDS AND COMPETITION:
1. Won First Place for the first AIAS competition at UC Berkeley hosted and sponsered by AIA East Bay: March 16, 2024
East Bay
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Emad Taodrous
This is to certify that Morin Emad Taodrous
Has participated in the
First Annual AIA EB x AIAS Student Design Competition
2. Participated in the UC Berkeley CED Chair Competition entry: The Butterfly Bench:
The Butterfly Bench is a sculptural and functional statement piece that creates space for collaboration and learning within Bauer-Wurster Hall’s library at UC Berkeley.
The seven-foot long bench invites up to eight people to sit comfortably. With access from multiple sides and space for many, it invites students in for collaborative work and studying.
